Thematic+79.9%

Average Thematic fund, over 3 years

Data as of Nov 3, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

By assets: +149.2%
Past year: +3.5%
Today: −1.1%
Assets: $389.4B
AI & Semis share: 44%

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Story of the year · Every themeYTDNine Themes268 ETFs · $389.4B · by assets+38.6%AI & Semis, the leading theme

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Thematic ETFs by Theme

YTD

Money in each theme · $389.4BLargest theme first

AI & semis1st of 9

100 funds · $171.9B · +38.6%

SMH+41.1%$66.4B SOXX+50.9%$43.0B DRAMnew$19.0B AIQ+16.3%$9.7B 96 more$33.7B

Infrastructure4th of 9

39 funds · $57.9B · +13.0%

PAVE+14.1%$13.9B GRID+8.1%$11.1B IGF+8.8%$10.9B EMLP+19.8%$4.3B 35 more$17.6B

Disruptive tech5th of 9

26 funds · $50.7B · +6.2%

IGV−3.6%$12.8B BAI+13.2%$12.2B IGM+15.0%$10.2B ARKK+2.7%$7.9B 22 more$7.7B

Defense & space6th of 9

33 funds · $40.3B · −0.1%

ITA+0.2%$12.2B PPA+3.2%$7.5B SHLD−1.6%$6.6B XAR−4.1%$5.3B 29 more$8.7B

Cyber & cloud2nd of 9

15 funds · $29.1B · +36.9%

CIBR+35.8%$17.5B HACK+47.7%$3.6B SKYY+18.8%$3.3B BUG+52.6%$2.3B 11 more$2.4B

China8th of 9

25 funds · $18.5B · −19.6%

MCHI−16.9%$5.6B KWEB−31.4%$4.3B FXI−12.6%$3.8B CQQQ−26.0%$1.7B 21 more$3.2B

Nuclear & uranium9th of 9

10 funds · $10.5B · −24.2%

URA−22.9%$4.7B NLR−27.8%$3.1B URNM−24.3%$1.7B NUKZ−11.1%$604M 6 more$364M

Quantum3rd of 9

5 funds · $5.4B · +18.8%

QTUM+20.0%$5.1B WQTM−1.2%$291M QTUPnew$17M CQTMnew$15M 1 more$2M

Clean energy & EV7th of 9

15 funds · $5.1B · −7.6%

ICLN−4.0%$2.0B LIT−7.0%$1.1B TAN−14.4%$872M DRIV−2.3%$298M 11 more$785M

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · the 36 largest funds named · tile width = AUM in the theme

Top 8 Thematic ETFs

YTD

Average fund+6.5%

By assets+20.2%

Past year+3.5%

Today−1.1%

ETFs268

#TickerFundTrendTodayYTD ▼1YAssets

1WCBRWisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund−6.6%+61.5%+45.7%$227M

2FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF−3.5%+57.5%+61.5%$1.1B

3CHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF−2.2%+55.3%+58.1%$130M

4BUGGlobal X - Cybersecurity ETF−5.9%+52.6%+36.7%$2.3B

5SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF−3.8%+50.9%+49.0%$43.0B

6AISVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF−4.4%+50.8%+41.7%$1.1B

7CHPXGlobal X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF−3.6%+50.1%+41.2%$113M

8HACKAmplify Cybersecurity ETF−4.6%+47.7%+38.0%$3.6B

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · 268 funds ranked by YTD

Largest Thematic ETFs

YTD

#FundTrendTodayYTD1Y

1SMH$66.4B−2.7%+41.1%+40.2%

2SOXX$43.0B−3.8%+50.9%+49.0%

3DRAM$19.0Bnew−3.5%——

4CIBR$17.5B−4.2%+35.8%+27.4%

5PAVE$13.9B+1.7%+14.1%+14.3%

6IGV$12.8B−2.3%−3.6%−10.6%

7ITA$12.2B+2.4%+0.2%+0.0%

8BAI$12.2B−3.9%+13.2%+3.7%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · by assets

Total ETF Return by Theme

YTD

1Sectors+12.3%

2US Stock Styles+12.1%

3Low-Cost Core+11.9%

4International+9.5%

5Income+7.9%

6Defined Outcome+7.3%

7Commodities+7.1%

8Thematic+6.5%

9Bonds & Cash+0.0%

10Thematic Income−4.8%

11Leveraged−16.9%

12Crypto−22.2%

13Single-Stock−27.3%

14New Launchestoo new

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · average fund

ETF Thematic Highs & Lows

YTD

LowHighSpread

CommoditiesSilver & metals−28.2%Oil & gas+59.6%87.8 pts

ThematicNuclear & uranium−24.2%AI & semis+38.6%62.7 pts

SectorsCommunication−12.0%Energy+46.2%58.2 pts

Single-StockTSLA−37.9%NVDA−4.9%33.0 pts

US Stock StylesGrowth+2.6%Value+21.8%19.3 pts

CryptoSpot ether−24.1%Spot bitcoin−12.9%11.3 pts

IncomePremium income+7.8%Dividend stocks+16.3%8.5 pts

InternationalEmerging+9.6%Region & country+14.8%5.2 pts

Bonds & CashMortgage−0.9%Cash & T-bills+2.6%3.6 pts

Defined OutcomeHedged equity+5.2%Buffer+7.9%2.6 pts

Low-Cost CoreUS large cap+11.1%Total US market+11.3%0.2 pts

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · asset-weighted · widest spread first

Leaders vs Laggards

YTD

LeadersLaggards

Commodities+59.6%Oil & gasSilver & metals−28.2%

Sectors+46.2%EnergyCommunication−12.0%

Thematic+38.6%AI & semisNuclear & uranium−24.2%

US Stock Styles+21.8%ValueGrowth+2.6%

Income+16.3%Dividend stocksPremium income+7.8%

International+14.8%Region & countryEmerging+9.6%

Low-Cost Core+11.3%Total US marketUS large cap+11.1%

Defined Outcome+7.9%BufferHedged equity+5.2%

Bonds & Cash+2.6%Cash & T-billsMortgage−0.9%

Single-Stock−4.9%NVDATSLA−37.9%

Crypto−12.9%Spot bitcoinSpot ether−24.1%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · asset-weighted

Thematic vs Low-Cost Core

YTD

Thematic268 ETFs · $389BLow-Cost Core73 ETFs · $7.26T

MeasureThematicCore

Average fund+6.5%+11.9%

Asset-weighted+20.2%+11.3%

Past year+3.5%+13.0%

Today−1.1%−0.4%

Best fundWCBR +61.5%FELV +25.6%

Worst fundKCAI −50.7%FELG +0.3%

4–2measures won
Core first

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · average fund, total return

SOXX vs SMH

YTD

SOXXSMH3–1SOXX first

+50.9%Year to date+41.1%

+49.0%Past year+40.2%

0.33%Fee0.35%

$43.0BAssets$66.4B

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Theme by Theme

AI & Semis ETFs

YTD

+38.6%100 funds · $171.9B
asset-weighted

Share of Thematic money44%

Largest fundsYTD

SMH$66.4B+41.1%

SOXX$43.0B+50.9%

DRAM$19.0Bnew

AIQ$9.7B+16.3%

96 more funds$33.7B

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted

Cyber & Cloud ETFs

YTD

+36.9%15 funds · $29.1B
2nd of 9 themes

theme +36.9%, asset-weighted

LargestShare of theme

CIBR$17.5B60%

HACK$3.6B12%

SKYY$3.3B11%

BUG$2.3B8%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Quantum ETFs

YTD

94%of quantum money
is in QTUM

Theme+18.8%

QTUM $5.1B5 funds · $5.4B

Largest 4YTD

QTUM94.0% of money$5.1B+20.0%

WQTM5.4% of money$291M−1.2%

QTUP0.3% of money$17Mnew

CQTM0.3% of money$15Mnew

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · asset-weighted

Infrastructure ETFs

YTD

+13.0%39 funds · $57.9B · asset-weighted

PAVE

+14.1%

$13.9B

GRID

+8.1%

$11.1B

IGF

+8.8%

$10.9B

EMLP

+19.8%

35 more

$17.6B

Tile size = assets · colour = YTD$57.9B in all

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Defense & Space ETFs

YTD

−0.1%33 funds · $40.3B

Largest 4YTD

ITA$12.2B+0.2%

PPA$7.5B+3.2%

SHLD$6.6B−1.6%

XAR$5.3B−4.1%

This theme

−0.1%

All Thematic

+20.2%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

YTD

−24.2%10 funds · $10.5B

9 themesYTD

AI & semis+38.6%

Cyber & cloud+36.9%

Quantum+18.8%

Infrastructure+13.0%

Disruptive tech+6.2%

Defense & space−0.1%

Clean energy & EV−7.6%

China−19.6%

Nuclear & uranium−24.2%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Clean Energy & EV ETFs

YTD

−7.6%15 funds · $5.1B
smallest of 9 by assets

ICLN$2.0B−4.0%LIT$1.1B−7.0%TAN$872M−14.4%DRIV$298M−2.3%

11 more funds$785M

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

China ETFs

YTD

−19.6%25 funds · $18.5B
8th of 9 themes

MCHI$5.6B−16.9%

KWEB$4.3B−31.4%

FXI$3.8B−12.6%

CQQQ$1.7B−26.0%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Best vs Worst

YTD

AI & semisNuclear & uraniumasset-weighted

Funds10010

Assets$172B$10.5B

Biggest fundSMHURA

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

AI & Semis vs Cyber

YTD

AI & semis

100 ETFs

+38.6%

Cyber & cloud

15 ETFs

+36.9%

$172BAssets$29.1B

SMH +41.1%Biggest fundCIBR +35.8%

+40.2%Biggest, past year+27.4%

3–0measures won · AI & semis

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Thematic ETFs

YTD

Quantum

+18.8%

5 funds · $5.4B

Quantum+18.8%

All thematic+20.2%

QTUM $5.1B · largest+20.0%

9 themesYTD

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted